Brenda Lawrence

Brenda Lawrence (18 October 1954-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-MI 14) from 3 January 2015, succeeding Gary Peters.

Biography
Brenda Lawrence was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1954, and she worked for US Postal Service for 30 years, also serving on the Southfield Public Schools Board of Education. In 1997, she was elected to the Southfield City Council, and she served as Mayor from 2001 to 2015, when she was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic Party member. She was a member of the Progressive Democrats.